Put one together last night - 3 hours from start to finish - and just played a couple of tracks to see all was OK. Took the inspiration for my case from corndog71's - but didn't have any foam so used some polystyrene, which will do nicely for now, but there is a Hammond chassis on the way.
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Got to say I'm not to enamoured with acrylic, especially in a dark colour as it shows every mark - probably the longest part of the build was trying to polish off (unsuccessfully) all the finger prints.
Just spent the last three hours listening and like everyone else, the tubes are really micro-phonic - not that I'm too worried as it only seems a real problem when switching between inputs. However, the other thing I get is as I go to adjust the volume, when my hand gets near the tubes there is a distinct hum. This increases with the proximity to the tubes but no other part (input/output sockets or plugs) again no real issue just find it a bit curious.
Initial listening (remember only three hours on the clock) provided a detailed overall sound, with a bit of upper mid 'grain' or coarseness and a euphonic bass. The latter I feel is probably down to the tube micro-phonics and may even be a cause of the former mentioned 'grain' but it really is too early to judge - but they are only 6 foot away from my 15 inch bass units! The only other criticism is the volume pot which tracks really badly with an at worst 24k ohm difference between channels and only really gets it together just past where I usually set the volume - 1st upgrade perhaps?
In a previous post I mentioned I was going to do a different top plate layout, but decided to build one stock first. I've also got the PJCCS, but to be honest the last thing I really want is extra gain, it seems just right as it is into my Paramour II's. Would be nice to have the other benefits though, anyway the primary reason for getting Quickie initially was to swap it with my Foreplay which need some essential maintenance to all the switch gear.
Paul Williams
Acoustic Signature Challenger (with 3 arms) Entre SUT+Seduction, Smash(out) & Quickie(in again), Paramour II's, 7 Pi Corner Horns or Quad 44, Quad 405-2 & Videoton Minimax GB3.